Hosiery in Japan

Hosiery in Japan is characterised by maturity and slow growth, with a 1% increase in retail current value terms in 2025, reaching JPY403 billion. Despite sluggish growth, the category remains attractive due to its potential for innovation and character collaborations. The dominance of non-sheer hosiery in value terms, and the continued value growth of sheer hosiery driven by innovations and collaborations, indicate opportunities.

This Hosiery in Japan report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2021-2025 and analysis by distribution format allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, leading brands, and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market. Forecasts to 2030 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Non-Sheer Hosiery, Sheer Hosiery.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

• Get a detailed picture of the Hosiery market;
• Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
• Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
• Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.